Thread: Lather help...

I have been trying to achieve a good THICK lather. I can easily do this with cream (prorasso) but when I try on soap (vanderhagen and williams) I come up with uh, suds, very light and airy bath type suds. I have tried variating my water and can occasionally get thick creamy lather but not consistently at all. BTW, I am using a bristle brush...

It could just be bad soap. I use a brush that has been wrung out and then add water as I go. For more "cream' I'd use a little brush swirling with a heavy hand and then let loose with the pressure. A bristle brush huh?

You soak the soap a little first?

boar bristle, sorry

yes, I do soak the soap for a few minutes before starting. the williams i have never gotten a good lather with, i have heard it likes a lot of water, i make it really soupy most of the time from using too much water...

Is there any soap that does work for you?

cram works well, but the hard soaps only lather well occasionally. i can go and make like 5 bowls of lather and maybe one will be on par.

Do you press the brush in forcefully to get the soap into the bristles?

Do you add water as you go if needed?

Do you normally make too wet a lather or too dry?

Originally Posted by mongrull006

I come up with uh, suds, very light and airy bath type suds.

This sounds like too much water / not enough soap. I would suggest giving the brush a good squeeze before you touch the soap. I usually lather soap directly on my face but, if you have not seen it yet, this is a good tutorial: http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21136

Hope this helps.